Price comparison between Kobo and Kindle

[Smartie]

What's the general consensus here? I tried to purchase "Man's Search for Meaning", Kindle price is 5.57 and Kobo's is 16.18. I know it is just one book, just want to get some idea whether in most case this is true(kobo price> kindle). If that is the case, I'd rather switch to PW2. Most of books I read is non fiction

Thanks

[Synamon]

Depends where you live, depends what you read, depends whether you use a Kobo discount coupon. Use a 75% off coupon from the current contest and that book is cheaper at Kobo.

[Smartie]

Originally Posted by Synamon

Depends where you live, depends what you read, depends whether you use a Kobo discount coupon. Use a 75% off coupon from the current contest and that book is cheaper at Kobo.

Thanks. Most of coupons are 35%.

btw, where I can apply coupons? after input giftcard number and click buy? I didn't see place to enter coupons and don't want to click buy now in case I pay full price

also, I found a lot book can only be purchased by credit card instead of gift card, is this correct? I didnt find giftcard option for pre-order

[eschwartz]

The obvious solution is to use whichever one you prefer for reading in general, and buy from both stores then strip the DRM (if applicable) and format-shift for your main ereader.

[HarryT]

One thing to bear in mind is that Amazon's customer service is enormously better than Kobo's. If you buy a book from Amazon, you can return it within 7 days for a full refund; you can't return books to Kobo. If the book is updated (especially important for non-fiction book), Amazon will send you the updated version, while Kobo have no mechanism for updating books.

[6charlong]

Originally Posted by Smartie

What's the general consensus here? I tried to purchase "Man's Search for Meaning", Kindle price is 5.57 and Kobo's is 16.18. I know it is just one book, just want to get some idea whether in most case this is true(kobo price> kindle). If that is the case, I'd rather switch to PW2. Most of books I read is non fiction

Thanks

Kobo is generally a little more expensive than Amazon but the example you quote is unusual. At present, in the US bookstore Man's Search for Meaning costs $10.78 and is eligible for discount coupons so the final price should be less.

[6charlong]

Originally Posted by Smartie

Thanks. Most of coupons are 35%.

btw, where I can apply coupons? after input giftcard number and click buy? I didn't see place to enter coupons and don't want to click buy now in case I pay full price

also, I found a lot book can only be purchased by credit card instead of gift card, is this correct? I didnt find giftcard option for pre-order

Kobo's Web site identifies books eligible for a discount coupon. On the left side of the screen there is a prompt reading "Eligible for promo codes". Click it and the books displayed will be reduced to only those that do accept discount coupons.

At the checkout screen there's a prompt for discount codes. Enter your code there and it will tell you if the discount is accepted or not.

Before you can complete a purchase at the Kobo online store it will prompt for confirmation and show you what you are buying and a breakdown of the cost. Should you disagree you can cancel at that point. The purchase is not completed until you click on that Confirm button.

[Smartie]

Originally Posted by 6charlong

Kobo is generally a little more expensive than Amazon but the example you quote is unusual. At present, in the US bookstore Man's Search for Meaning costs $10.78 and is eligible for discount coupons so the final price should be less.

Ok, then it is probably canadian thing.

In Kobo, it said


List Price $17.00
You Save: $0.79 (5%)
and I didn't find promo code

[frddgls]

I am in Canada. I searched for Man's Search for Meaning. On the search results page I clicked on the title. On the page about the book that includes a synopsis I clicked on buy now. On the checkout page the "have a promo code?" box was there.

[paola]

On average I'd say amazon is cheaper, yet I can't remember the last time I bought a book on Kobo full price - and if I don't have at least a 50% coupon, I don't buy. Yes, I am spoiled, but if you have a look at the Kobo thread in the "Deals.." forum you will see why.

Originally Posted by Smartie

Thanks. Most of coupons are 35%.

Again, check the thread in the "Deals..." forum, you will find loads of coupons, even up to 90% (rare, but it happens).

Originally Posted by Smartie

btw, where I can apply coupons? after input giftcard number and click buy? I didn't see place to enter coupons and don't want to click buy now in case I pay full price

it depends on the browser, some have a new checkout, some still on the old one - in the new checkout you have to go past the first screen (don't worry, they won't charge you yet), and on the second screen you can enter the promo code - not all books are couponable, though if you are lucky enough to live in Mexico, virtually all books are couponable.

EDIT: one thing to look out for on Kobo is that some books are in pdf, and some are only available in Kobo proprietary kepub format (a sort of epub), so to read these you need an app... or follow eschwartz's advice!

[EndlessWaves]

Why compare those specific sellers, surely it's more sensible to compare all the stores that'll work with a particular device? e.g. ePub prices versus Kindle/Mobi prices?

Somewhere like google books that sells Kobo compatible ePubs is often pretty competitive with Amazon on prices.

[corroonb]

My local Kobo store has numerous books by Penguin that are still not coupon eligible. All of these sorts of books are much, much cheaper on Amazon. I buy these books from Amazon for the Kindle app and discountable books from Kobo with the promo codes.

[Smartie]

Originally Posted by EndlessWaves

Why compare those specific sellers, surely it's more sensible to compare all the stores that'll work with a particular device? e.g. ePub prices versus Kindle/Mobi prices?

Somewhere like google books that sells Kobo compatible ePubs is often pretty competitive with Amazon on prices.

Well,I didn't really compare specific seller,I tried to buy three books,two of them are like 16 dollar in kobo vs 6 in amazon.one I can find in amazon but not kobo(my years in General Motors)

I think buy a kindle basic along with kobo probably save money

[GERGE]

It is $9.39 in Turkey. No Amazon here.

[GeoffR]

Kobo is almost always cheaper here, and often by a huge margin, once a promo code is included.